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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Green Bay, WI · March 10, 2026

Date
March 10, 2026 · 22:15 local
Place
Green Bay, WI
Airport
Austin Straubel International
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5303T
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
347 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft departed with two certificated airmen from C29(morey field) to grb(Austin Straubel International Airport). While on climbout from a touch and go around 400 feet AGL. A large bird came in contact with the left wing. Followed left hand procedures and returned back to grb. After landing observed large dent in the leading edge of the left wing.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WITH TWO CERTIFICATED AIRMEN FROM C29(MOREY FIELD) TO GRB(AUSTIN STRAUBEL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT). WHILE ON CLIMBOUT FROM A TOUCH AND GO AROUND 400 FEET AGL. A LARGE BIRD CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE LEFT WING. FOLLOWED LEFT HAND PROCEDURES AND RETURNED BACK TO GRB. AFTER LANDING OBSERVED LARGE DENT IN THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING.